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好久

hǎojiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

    • for a long time

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 良久 liángjiǔ
    • 伫立良久 to stand for a long time
    • 思索良久 to ponder for a long while
  • 许久 xǔjiǔ
    • 许久没有见面 not to have met for a long time
    • 凝视了许久 to gaze for a long time
  • 很久 hěnjiǔ
    • 很久以前 a long time ago
    • 等了很久 to wait a long time

Telling them apart

好久 is colloquial and can carry a hint of impatience or complaint at the length of time. 良久 is classical and strongly literary. 许久 stresses a large amount of time and is written-style, but less literary than 良久.

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